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What Causes A Feeling Of Heaviness In Head?
Question: what causes a head to feel heavy ?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Heaviness of head at this age may be due to migraine, tension type headache, hypertension, stress.
Is there any other features like nausea, vomiting, fever, visual disturbances, weakness of limbs, seizure, loss of consciousness?
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries with details.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Require detailed evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Heaviness of head at this age may be due to migraine, tension type headache, hypertension, stress.
Is there any other features like nausea, vomiting, fever, visual disturbances, weakness of limbs, seizure, loss of consciousness?
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries with details.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
no other. can sinus cause it ?
Yes I had heavy legs.
Heavy legs that felt weak.
Although a b12 injection seemed to help the legs.
Yes I had heavy legs.
Heavy legs that felt weak.
Although a b12 injection seemed to help the legs.
Brief Answer:
May be frontal sinus infection related
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Usually sinus will not cause such heaviness until it is infected and involving frontal sinus.
You can continue vitamin B 12 injection but it is not related to head heaviness.
You can take amitryptiline for few weeks to get relief if no other danger features are present as mentioned above.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
May be frontal sinus infection related
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Usually sinus will not cause such heaviness until it is infected and involving frontal sinus.
You can continue vitamin B 12 injection but it is not related to head heaviness.
You can take amitryptiline for few weeks to get relief if no other danger features are present as mentioned above.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Naveen Kumar
what are the dangerous possible causes of a heavy head?
Like the weakness of legs and heavy head what would cause both ? if the legs went back to normal are they related.
Like the weakness of legs and heavy head what would cause both ? if the legs went back to normal are they related.
Brief Answer:
Take treatment and care as advised
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Secondary causes of headache or heavy head feeling may be due to meningitis, venous thrombosis and if the problem is gradual with prolonged duration then possibility of tumor may be there.
All these diseases are usually associated with one or other features like vomiting, fever, visual loss, loss of consciousness, seizures, motor weakness.
If all these symptoms are absent then nothing to worry and no need of any investigation.
Take treatment as advised and get rest, timely food and sleep. Avoid stress.
Wishing you good health and early recovery.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Take treatment and care as advised
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Secondary causes of headache or heavy head feeling may be due to meningitis, venous thrombosis and if the problem is gradual with prolonged duration then possibility of tumor may be there.
All these diseases are usually associated with one or other features like vomiting, fever, visual loss, loss of consciousness, seizures, motor weakness.
If all these symptoms are absent then nothing to worry and no need of any investigation.
Take treatment as advised and get rest, timely food and sleep. Avoid stress.
Wishing you good health and early recovery.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Naveen Kumar
thank you. also doctor if it is better when I take Tylenol does that mean it is more likely stress?
Brief Answer:
May be stress aggravated too
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Yes, stress also plays a role in such headache.
Follow the medication and instructions.
Wishing you good health.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
May be stress aggravated too
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Yes, stress also plays a role in such headache.
Follow the medication and instructions.
Wishing you good health.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
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